Spanish tongue twisters, or trabalenguas, are authentic language and packed with culture. They are also short, with rhyme and rhythm…
One of my favorite activities with children learning Spanish is to act out short dramatic poems. Here are two Spanish…
Learning the days of the week in Spanish helps children talk about their activities and schedules. The easiest way for…
Douglas Wright writes short poems for children. Many of them are at a perfect level for language learners. His poetry…
Recetas graciosas y saludables by Graciela Castellanos has simple recipes in Spanish. Best of all, these recipes are extension activities…
I recently wrote about The Poetry Friday Anthology for Celebrations published by Pomelo Books. This wonderful collection has 156 poems…
One of the biggest challenges elementary and middle-school Spanish teachers face is finding quality content at the right level. Pomelo…
I love these two short Spanish poems about fall. They are perfect to use with Spanish language learners. The vocabulary…
This is an easy poem Spanish poem about fall. It is about leaves falling in autumn. I made it up…
This year, we celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day on April 30. It is part of National Poetry Month and…
April is National Poetry Month! Celebrate with these short Spanish poems about spring. They are by Douglas Wright, a well-known…
My students have lots of fun playing and experimenting with rhyme. Spanish rhymes are easy to make and recognize, partly…
These five short Spanish poems about fall are by Douglas Wright, a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina.
I wrote these simple rhymes with Spanish color words for my youngest learners. I mostly teach colors in the context…
Award-winning author Rita Wirkala recently sent me two wonderful collections of her Spanish poems for kids. Mis primeros poemas and…
Douglas Wright is a well-known children’s poet and illustrator from Argentina. He writes some of my favorite Spanish poems to…
The poem Los pollitos by Argentine author Olegario Víctor Andrade is fun to read with children learning Spanish. Andrade lived…
Spanish has a wealth of traditional finger plays, rhymes and songs for children. Kids love games with actions, and these…
Douglas Wright is a poet, author and illustrator from Argentina. I love his Spanish poems for kids learning the language…
This Spanish poem for kids is by Douglas Wright of Argentina. I love his poetry because it is direct, conversational…
Attention getters are chants, rhymes or songs to get kids listening or quiet down a group. They are a huge…
Nanitas is Francisco Rodríguez Gómez’s website dedicated to his Spanish poems for children. Rodríguez Gómez is a poet, musician and…
Class rules in Spanish can help establish a positive, cooperative atmosphere and are also an opportunity for language learning. This…
A reader recently asked me to share a short, easy poem we recite in my preschool Spanish classes. It is…
Educapeques is an educational portal with lots of resources for teachers and parents. On the website, Editorial Educapeques of Spain…
April is National Poetry Month in the United States. It is an excellent time to share a Spanish poem with…
April is National Poetry Month. Poems are a wonderful way for children to hear and speak Spanish and enjoy the…
¡Hola, Crayola! ¡Adios, carita de arroz! There are lots of Spanish rhymes like this, and kids like learning them because…
Poems in Spanish are a wonderful way for children to experience and learn the language. These three websites all have…
Poems for children in Spanish teach language and culture through rhythm, rhyme and images. Simple structures and familiar vocabulary make…
This free iPad app from Ridili teaches a simple finger play. The traditional rhyme, originally in German, is called Plums…
Reading El jardín de Douglas recently, I was happy to find a new Spanish poem for children that I think…
This is a traditional Spanish song for children. It compares a face to a house. The song has simple actions…
Si yo pongo mis dos manos para arriba is a rhyme that children learn in preschool in Latin America. The…
April is National Poetry Month and it is a wonderful time to share poetry with children. The rhyme and rhythm…
Manzanita del Perú and En un café are traditional counting-out rhymes to start games. For both, kids usually count to…
The days are getting longer and warmer, and I have started to talk about spring in my classes. Here are…
These traditional Spanish poems about winter are taught in school throughout Latin America. All of the poems I’ve included here…
The traditional Spanish game, Debajo del puente (Under the Bridge), has several versions. It is a hand-clapping game and is…
This poem is a happy way to greet the day! Hola buen día Día perfect for children learning Spanish. It…
Este dedito compró un huevito (this little finger, or toe, bought an egg) is a Spanish rhyme that you say…
These Spanish poems for children are by Douglas Wright, a well-known author and illustrator from Argentina. He writes poems and…
Douglas Wright is a well-known children’s author and illustrator from Argentina. His poems deal with the experiences of children and…
These two Spanish poems are by Douglas Wright, a well-known poet, illustrator, and humorist from Argentina. They are a fun…
Spanish poems to use in an elementary language classroom can be hard to find. One of my favorite resources is…
Children naturally play with language as they learn, experimenting with Spanish rhyme and rhythm. In English, they say “See ya…
Spanish poems are a wonderful way to share culture and language with language learners. Spanish-speaking countries have a rich tradition…
Poems in Spanish are a wonderful way for children to learn language. Here are three traditional Spanish poems about body…
Spanish rhymes are fun to say and teach lots of language. They can teach basic vocabulary, numbers and letters. There…